Hebron (Person)

The third of Kohath’s four sons. Hebron was a descendant of Levi (Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:19; 1 Chronicles 6:2, 18; 23:12). Hebron’s sons were Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam (1 Chronicles 23:19). Hebron’s descendants were called the Hebronites. They are mentioned in a census taken in the plains of Moab (Numbers 26:58). The Hebronites are mentioned in connection with the transfer of the ark to Jerusalem in David’s time (1 Chronicles 15:9; 26:23, 30–31).

Mareshah’s son and Korah’s father (1 Chronicles 2:42–43).